Mbombwe Surname

303,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbombwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mbombwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2031:44,0084,999
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mbombwe (23) may also be a first name.

Mbombwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mbombwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mbombwe is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbombwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbombwe is the 303,787th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,839,380 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbombwe are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mbombwe is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,203 people, or 1 in 44,008. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 33 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Bombwe931/
Mbombue865/
Mbambwe864/
Mbombwa863/
Mbembwe861/
Mbumbwe861/
Mbomboue8013/
Mboumboue753/
Mbumbwa71153/
Mbambwa7179/
Mbombui711/
Mbembueh671/
Mbanbwa572/
Mbumbui572/
Mbanbue571/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mbombwe
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